A long line of mourners stood outside a funeral home this evening, waiting their turn to pay their respects to a fallen Baldwin County deputy.

A steady stream of people walked in and out of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, 19698 Greeno Road in Fairhope, during a wake for Deputy Scott Ward, 47.

"I wanted to show my support for the family," said Nina Gordon, 48, of Mobile, who was among the mourners.

Ward was fatally shot in the line of duty Friday after he and two other deputies went to Michael Jansen's Baldwin County home in the 11800 Mallard Lane. The deputies went to Jansen's home after his mother called 911 because she was concerned about his well-being.

Jansen, 53, who has a history of mental illness, pulled a handgun and fired at the deputies. Jansen was killed after the deputies returned fire.

Sgt. Curtis Summerlin also was hit by gunfire after Jansen started shooting, but he survived. He is in fair condition at the University of South Alabama Medical Center.

The third deputy involved in the shootout, Rob Lindell, was not injured.

Ward's funeral is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section St. in Fairhope, with burial at Fairhope Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Ward was an 18-year law enforcement officer who spent 15 years at the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. He also worked at the Prichard Police Department.

He also served in the military in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. In 2011, Ward was deployed to Afghanistan.

Gordon knows what Ward's family is going through. Her son, Brandon Sigler, 26, a Mobile police officer, was working an off-duty job as a security officer at an apartment complex when he was shot and killed in June 2009.

Gordon said she spoke briefly with Ward's wife at the wake.

"It's just so traumatic for us," she said. "It's something you don't get over easy."

The parking lot at the funeral home was filled with vehicles, including some marked law enforcement vehicles. Some people who attended the wake had to park on the side of U.S. 98 near the funeral home or in an adjacent parking.

Several officers dressed in their uniforms attended the wake. Some of the officers walked in holding the hand of a significant other.

Candler Cain, 75, of Daphne, said he decided to attend the wake after learning that he knows Ward's mother. He said he has been keeping up with news about the shooting from newspaper and television news reports.

"My heart went out to the family,"Cain said. "I am thankful that we have people to protect and serve us well."

Medrick Northrop, 66, of Fairhope, said he knows members of Ward's family and Jansen's family.

"That makes it doubly difficult," he said.

Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack also was among the mourners at the wake. At a news conference earlier today, Mack held back tears as he talked about Ward.

"Deputy Ward was a personal friend of mine, and he was an exemplary deputy sheriff," Mack said as his voice started to crack. "We are proud of him. We will mourn him, and we will miss him."